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“I was standing right in front of Union Station, just to the west of the stage, when I heard shots fired.”
The Willard Police Department offers a template for community outreach and engagement
Police say the lemur has been connected with a local wildlife rescue agency where it will be “well cared for and loved”
Officer James Muhlbauer and his K-9 partner Champ were on patrol hours after the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Parade when a car crashed into their cruiser
SWAT officers, using “less-than-lethal” ammunition, were able to free the 73-year-old guard two hours after he was taken hostage
Jackson County agreed to supply funding for an “emergency” situation after Kansas City government could not provide it
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The motive behind the abduction remains under investigation but Corrections Director Jennifer Clemons-Abdullah said one inmate demanded pizza
Pleasant Hill said it will improve background checks after swearing in an officer without searching his social media history, leading citizens to find a racist post he made
First responders in Kansas hope the Missouri bill will encourage their own legislators to pass a similar PTSD benefits bill
The suspended officer was arrested after he showed up for training with the Fayetteville Police Department as part of the application process
The bill would require officers to give out business cards to people they stop, search, frisk, or question during interactions that don’t lead to arrests
Police Lt. Blaskiewicz said the homicide clearance is partly due to the growing number of surveillance cameras and better communication across the department
A 71-year-old man pulled out a handgun hidden inside his clothing and opened fire, striking the officer multiple times
The WalletHub report compares 45 of the largest U.S. cities to identify which cities are grappling with the most significant homicide rates
Part of that cost includes $13,000 for a two-person security detail for Mayor Quinton Lucas that traveled with him to Arizona
An investigation is underway into how a suspect involved in the shooting of three officers was released from jail
The officers were hit as they waited for a tow truck after a suspected car thief crashed in a pursuit
Detective Sgt. Mason Griffith was killed and another officer remains in serious, but stable condition
The law had subjected LE agencies with officers who knowingly enforced federal gun laws without equivalent state laws to a fine of $50,000 per violating officer
Voters in 2012 had placed the department under local control for the first time in 150 years
Police Chief Stacey Graves said officers brought K-9 Champ to the hospital and laid him with Officer James Muhlbauer so the two could pass on together
The officer was hit by gunfire at the PD’s downtown headquarters, blocks from a large Super Bowl viewing party
The two officers were each shot in the torso, but returned fire, hitting the man in one of his ankles
If passed, a person would face a class D felony for killing a law enforcement animal, which would lead to up to seven years in prison
Dispatchers will be able to access a smartphone’s camera with the user’s permission to assist responders’ response efforts
“I’ve only been here a couple weeks ... I’m looking at how we respond to all these crimes. Give myself a chance. Give the department a chance,” Chief Robert Tracy said
Lincoln University introduced its first HBCU police academy in 2021, graduating its first set of recruits six months later
“I have video of you drinking and getting into your county car. We are watching you closely,” said one message sent to the investigator
As she tried to get her gun holstered, the officer heard one gunshot and was struck in the leg by the gunfire
The mayor said she’s confident Robert Tracy can help address violence in the city with consistently one of the highest homicide rates in the country
The state Supreme Court has denied two stays and the governor announced he would not grant clemency to Kevin Johnson
The 17-year-old assisted with putting a tourniquet on the officer after he ran to her car for help, as well as providing information to dispatchers on his radio
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